Reviews of Alessandro Downtown Hostel

Via Carlo Cattaneo 23, Rome, Italy 00185

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77.8%

1232 out of 1407 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Alessandro Downtown Hostel'

Atmosphere
76.0%
Location
84.8%
Facilities
71.2%
Cleanliness
73.6%
Staff
82.4%
Value
77.6%
Safety
79.2%

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88.6%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year

31 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff are really friendly, allways helping!!!

Disliked: When we arrived we had to live our luggage in a room, and it wasn't very safe.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

29 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was clean and well lit, very similar to a college dorm hall.

Disliked: No towels were provided for the shower, and you have to bring your own lock for the lockers in your room.

The property's response is...

94.3%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

26 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Safe and secure, very friendly people!

Disliked: Could do with a self catering kitchen!

77.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Qasim Khawaja

Alone

Shopping
Sightseeing & culture

25 January 2012 Qasim would recommend this property

Liked: Good location and the staff was full of information about Rome

Disliked: Qasim left no negative feedback.

62.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 60% Facilities - 20% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

18 January 2012

Liked: close to termini station and get to meet other backpackers

Disliked: just a bed to sleep really,i dont even know how to comment....and the heater never works

80.0%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Praveen Jain

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

09 January 2012 Praveen would recommend this property

Liked: Good location, value for money specially for a backpacker.

Disliked: Nothing in particular.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

08 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: everything is fine.

Disliked: bothersome wifi use

51.4%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 20% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 20%

Fabio Maria Conti

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

06 January 2012

Liked: friendship of the staff

Disliked: cattivo rapporto qualitá// prezzo

77.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 80%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Sightseeing & culture

03 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Location is great. The breakfast (3 eur) is good. Large rooms and helpful staff. Almost forgot: they gave us FREE PIZZA in 2 of the 3 nights =)

Disliked: My room was dirty, the showers were dirty, toilettes also. I think they clean their facilities once a day (maximum). I missed some space to cook my own food also.

60.0%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 60% Facilities - 20% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

JIHYE LEE

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

03 January 2012

Liked: close to station

Disliked: no breakfast

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

29 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great staff, walking distance to all the sights and a train station, very clean, big rooms, hot showers.

Disliked: Limited to one hour of internet a day, breakfast was 3 Euros (but still very big and good).

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

ARAVINTH SIVALINGAM PANCHADCHARAM

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

22 December 2011 ARAVINTH would recommend this property

Liked: Service and Friendliness of the staffs.

Disliked: ARAVINTH left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

City break
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

11 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: huge bedrooms

Disliked: no lockers for free

80.0%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

30 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: All the above & they have a great breakfast which is an additional 3 euros

Disliked: DISLIKED.. limit of 1 hour internet/wifi, the fellow at desk gave me some story of years ago the Italian govt imposed it throughout Italy, re terrorism. Finding out from other travellers this is not true, affiliated and others have no restriction.. even 2-3 hour limit would be better. I would not stay here again because of internet limitation.

71.4%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 40% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Luciano Steolo

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

23 November 2011 Luciano would recommend this property

Liked: es cerca d la estacion termini,x ende,facil d llegar. tienen un desayuno a 3 euros,pero no se en q consiste xq siempre desayune afuera(x comodidad y tiempo)

Disliked: la zona no es la mejor,si bien es en termini,hay zonas d termini mejores.

57.1%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 60% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 40%

Customer review

Alone

City break
Partying / nightlife

18 November 2011

Liked: o lugar oferece um bom café da manhã por 3 euros, acho que vale a pena pra quem quer ficar cheio e gastar pouco. é bem localizado

Disliked: o banheiro não é muito limpo, não gostei da atmosfera do lugar, o pessoal não é muito prestativo, não tem area de convivio, realmente não achei que esse albergue tivesse clima, e atmosfera de albergue.

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

mel sadie

With friends / other travellers

City break
Events / festivals
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

17 November 2011 mel would recommend this property

Liked: The location, the staff and the atmosphere. Price not bad at all for a capital city. The 24 hour reception is also brilliant!

Disliked: -

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

10 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The people working at the front desk were very helpful and welcoming. They even helped carry up our bags! Good location. Very close to the train station. xx

Disliked: The ladder on my bunk bed was broken. Almost hurt myself.

31.4%
Atmosphere - 20% Staff - 20% Facilities - 20% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 20%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

29 October 2011

Liked: Close to the train station. Big dining room.

Disliked: BED BUGS! EVEN HAVE BITES ON MY FACE! They only give you one sheet. You either sleep on a mattress protector or under a blanket that everyone uses before you and is not washed. The bathrooms smell like urine and have bugs in them. We were made to swap rooms mid way through our stay due to "maintenance" but saw a big group check into that room later that night. Others were also made to change. Wi-Fi was so slow a page would take minutes to load and you only get an hour a day, it would also log you out when you open a new link. We just ended up using the internet cafe by the train station. Staff were rude and I actually saw one of the guys yell at a girl and call her stupid. We have stayed at 18 hostels so far on our trip, this is by far the worst!! Our advice is stay ANYWHERE else.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

28 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great location, friendly staff

Disliked: Nothing

65.7%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

27 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Convenient walk to Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Prassede. The bathrooms were fairly clean, but could have been better.

Disliked: There was a bum musician that stayed in our room and would wake up in the middle of the night cursing and thew a piece of bed railing right next to my bed. I realize this isn't the hostel's fault, but he made the stay uncomfortable.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Nikita Shields

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

26 October 2011 Nikita would recommend this property

Liked: Spacious room, clean facilities, and friendly staff. Very close to the train station and had no problems finding it. Took a great night walking tour from one of the hotel staff.

Disliked: Only get an hour of wifi a day and breakfast had toast and cereal.....but for the money it was great overall.

40.0%
Atmosphere - 20% Staff - 40% Facilities - 20% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 20%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
Business / conference
City break
Events / festivals
Family Holiday
Partying / nightlife
Relaxation/spa
Romantic getaway
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Visiting friends or family
Work / volunteering

24 October 2011

Liked: nothing

Disliked: crappy atmosphere a bit like a hospital... staff not overly helpful seemed like an effort to get anything done... kitchen is onlòy used for storing they dont allow cooking... which for the price is bullshit. shower floors grimey with mould. beds sub standard. all in all a shit hole id never stay here again

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Samuel Jefferson

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

23 October 2011 Samuel would recommend this property

Liked: I liked the fact that it was close to the train station and centrally located. I enjoyed the free breakfast, they provided me with breakfast even though I was leaving @ 5am which is before breakfast time.

Disliked: The fact you have one hour limit on internet use, the one asian kid who took his time getting to me when I came to the front desk, the flooding in the showers, the door in the bathroom stall locked on my and the light wasn't working, so I had to break out of the door.

65.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 20% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

21 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The hostel is great, decor is modern and does not lack structure.

Disliked: The structure of the hostel is very nice, the location is good, but never seen staff so grumpy in my life (I met five of them and I can say that two are exceptions) ...


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